Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
NEWS NOTES.


claimed that they were badly treated by thei
officers.
At meeting of the Typographical unio
in Chicago, il was made clear that the grea
majority of the members are In favor OF tn
nine-hour movement. The matter did no
come to a vote, however, AS it as deter
mined to decide it by ballot Wednesday.
Reports on the corn crop, received durin
last week, show a reduction In the estimate
of the yield per acre In the states of OHIO
Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas, and an In
crease in Iowa and Missouri.
The report was received Saturday tina
the town of Empire, Ohio, was in DANCE
from extensive forest fires that were ragin.
in the neighborhood. Farmers near Ii
Porte, Indiana, have suffered heavily by tn
fires that have prevailed in the kank4ke
marsh during the last week.
The suit brought by the Milwaukee Nal
company O compel the Rock Island railroad
10 trans ort new beer through Iowa has beer
decided by the supreme court of the state II
favor of the railroad.
By the explosion of battery of boilers IL
the Lawrence iron-works at Trenton, Ohio
four men were killed and twenty persons
were injured.
A libel suit for 10000 against Boston
paper resulted in verdict of one dollar fol
the plaintiff, each party to pay its own costs
There is great excitement III society circles
at Waukesha, Wisconsin, over the sequel to
the wedding of Miss Jennie M. Jones and
Eugene Charles Mason, which occurred last
week. 1t turns out that the groom is a mar
ried man whose real name is Converse, and
that he is accused of stealing $1,000 from
his former employers at Battle Greek, Mich
igan.
Rev. J. Fl. Young, pastor of the Methodist
church in Westfield, Illinois, became violent
ly insane, sunday, while conducting the
Sunday school service. His insanity was
caused by religious excitement.
Three negroes were killed in quick success
sion by man named Parrish, in Calhoun
county, Florida, few days ago, for using a
boat that belonged to him.
The introduction of resolutions of sympa-
thy for the Chicago anarchists at meeting
of the Turner'S society of Louisville has
caused a split in the organization. The res
olutions re tabled by vote of 121 to liz.
The president resigned in consequence, and
other members propose to follow him.
An attempt will be made to unite all the
coal-miners of the country in national
organization. They number about 100000
men.
A French steamer, the Hindostan, just ar
rived from New York, was consumed by fire
at Marseilles Her cargo, consisting of 5000
tons OF merchandise, was entirely destroyed.
A dozen Chicago packing houses are now
Strengthening hogs, and in the course of the
next ten days about eighteen will be at
work.
Reports continue to come in of disasters
on the lakes. The schooner Pewaukee was
driven ashore on Detroit island reef, and
during the storm of the preceding day the
90 &c Il I
near Clapperton island lighthouse.
A gentleman who has just returned from
visit to Wyoming territory states that the
shipments of cattle from the ranges will
soon be finished. The large cattle concerns
are making their closing shipments.
Up to Thursday there had been from 225
to $50 cases of yellow fever at Tampa, Flori-
da, and thirty-four deaths.
The Canadian government has expressed
a desire to the imperial government that the
same laws may prevail in the different parts
of the British empire with reference to mar
rage to deceased wife's sister.
At the inquest held in London, Thursday,
on the body of the supposed dynamiter, an
effort was made to show his connection with
members of the Clan-na-Gael society in this
country.
The London Ne,cs, a Gladstonean paper,
criticises Joseph Chamberlain. severely for
his uncomplimentary references to Irish
Americans in his Islington speech.
M. Wilson. President CREWS son-in-law,
chooses to ignore the charges that have been
made against him rather than to attempt to
refute them.
In conflict between Servian soldiers and
Albian brigands, ten of the former and
twenty of the latter uara killo5
A crank who describes himself as a
"French-hating Frenchman" left bequest
to the crown prince of Germany, which has
been refused.
The Cook county republican convention
at Chicago nominated Hon. Joseph E. Gray
for Judge of the superior court, and Joel NJ. |
Longenecker for states attorney. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were nominated for coun- |
ty commissioners: hurry Nelson, P. G.
Dodge, Amos Grannis, John S. Spry, Will |
liam Williams, A. j. Miksch, R. E. Jenk- ]
ms, ID. B. Scully, Henry Englehardt, Frank |
M. Blair, j. Frank Aldrich, Nelson A. |
Cool, Spencer S. Kimbell, Jefferson |
and HenryC. Senne. Mr.. Senne |
was nominated for chairman of the board.
Their were more startling DEVELOPMENTS |
in the Benhayor- Bowers poisoning affair at |
San Francisco during the coroner's inquest |
Oh the remains or BenhayOn. The teSti-
mony of detective named Les has given |
rise to a suspicion that Benhayon was
murdered by friends of Bowers and that his |
alleged confession is forgery.
1t has been ascertained that the defalca-
tons of Henry w. jackson, cashier of the |
in New York, amount to S1O,- |
600. Treasurer Canda will have to make |
good the loss.
The failure was announced Thursday of |
the j. l.. Regain Printing company of Chica- |
go. The liabilities CT the concern are said |
to amount to about $125, GOO, and the assets |
are nominally valued at $l66, 900, but it is !
not believed that their cash value much ex-
ceeds $4,000.
The telescopes and astronomical appara-
tus belonging to the Chicago university will |
be removed to Evanston Illinois.
The circuit court at Valparaiso, Indiana, |
has appointed Charles Dickover. an ex-
sheriff of the county, guardian of little Her
man Miller, the surviving member of the |
family, the other members of which were |
killed in the Kouts disaster. Mr.. Dickover |
has commenced an action in the boys be-
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